SELT-IMPOSED BARRIERS TO INTERACT WITH QUR’AN
"It is blasphemy for Muslims to sit in a group and try to understand Qur'an, interactively on their own without a scholar being present". This is not an uncommon belief…
HEALTHWISE
Dietary factors linked to high proportion of deaths from stroke, heart disease and type 2 diabetes Reported in JAMA, this is an interesting study that showed how dietary factors contributed…
The Heart and Soul of Iqbal
Many more worlds exist beyond the stars, Many more are the trials in love to overcome (Never you think) these skies are devoid of life, For there do tread hundreds…
Note the Quote
“I believe that the community is already in the process of dissolution when each man begins to eye his neighbor as a possible enemy, where nonconformity with the accepted creed,…
From Research Bag
1. Exercise improves cognition. A new University of Connecticut analysis of years of previous research suggests there is ample evidence that exercise may delay the decline in cognitive function associated…
The debate continues about modesty and dress code for women in Muslim world.
The large, anti-government protests in Iran that erupted in 80 cities, over an array of grievances, and gripped the country for more than a week in December and January involved…
A DISCOURSE WITH BASSAM OBEID:
AT THE TABLE:Sheikh Bassma Obeid,Dr. Riad Ibrahim Obeid,Dr. Masood N. Khan,Taimur Tareen,Dr. Yasin Raja,Shaban Abusamak Here are the excerpts of an interactive and frank discussion that took place on the…
THEMATIC INTERPRETATION OF QUR’AN – THE ANTIDOTE TO EXTREMISM: Muslims Should Study
Fazlur RahmanNabaa Khan Why is it, that among followers of a divine scripture, bigotry, extremism and hatred run parallel with acceptance, moderation and love. How can the same text give…